Equipmake and HiETA developing world’s most power dense electric motor
By Jim Gibbins - 1st April 2020
UK - The claimed 'world’s most power dense permanent magnet electric motor' is under development in the UK. Specialist electrification company, Snetterton, Norfolk-based Equipmake Ltd has teamed up with leading additive manufacturing organisation, HiETA Technologies Ltd of Bristol to develop the next-generation motor as part of a revolutionary project, grant-funded by Innovate UK.
Codenamed AMPERE, the new motor will draw on Equipmake’s expertise in electric motor design and HiETA’s pioneering knowledge in thermal engineering and additive manufacturing with the target of producing an extremely lightweight, efficient but low-cost electric motor with peak power density of more than 20kW per kg – more than four times as power dense as a conventional electric motor.
